Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you don’t trust your dentist, I’d find a new one. There are bad ones, sure. nb
I can say that dentist DH and his dentist friends (all mid career- late 40s- in successful private practices of various types) have plenty to do, and no real interest in making up unnecessary things to do/sell. They are tired and coasting along happily, for the most part.
-cosmetic things and tooth whitening may be offered (a lot of people seem to want)- just say no thanks. They don’t care.
-if you are skeptical about “deep cleanings” or other recommended things just get a consult elsewhere
-some do “easy” Invisalign cases, mostly as a service to the patients so they don’t need to see an ortho. It really isn’t that profitable.
If they are recommending restorative work, it usually isn’t isn’t “for the fun of it” or to do unnecessary things- typically it is something that will definitely need to be done at some point and they will often warn ahead of time “this tooth will need a crown soon” etc and remind regularly.. It is up to the patient how long they want to put it off- because invariably it will eventually become an emergency and usually at an inopportune time “my daughter is getting married tomorrow/I leave for vacation tomorrow etc, and my front tooth just broke in half!” “its Christmas Eve and I’m having horrible pain and swelling” etc etc. No fun for the patient (or the dentist either) when it could’ve been prevented during regular office hours. My DH is nice and will often go in for emergencies (for current patients) off hours if he is in town, but it gets super old.
As the wife, do you think you really know? No offense, but this entire post seems clueless and defensive
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